BOWED OUT Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

bowed out

verb

Definition of bowed out next

past tense of bow out

as in fell

to undergo defeat quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition

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President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.

Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.

Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024

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